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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 16, 1916

Page

4

Sugar farm and land for sale with profits and terms

Auction-style ad lists sugar farms and land parcels for sale near Cairns and Mulgrave River with deposits, weekly payments, and no interest. Properties include two-storied residences, shops, alluvial lands, cane fields, and several hundred acres with plant cane and ratoons described. Livestock facilities and improvements noted, with liberal terms and royalties offered.

Lennon Thies Fae Shergam Ifsa—Wiull Mont Cairns Wall Foso Frenchman's Creek Russell River Mulgrave Road Sarts Mulgrave

Gordonvale T C Nominees Parade for New Year Des Meeting

Nominations close next Monday for Gordonvale Turf Club New Year’s Des meeting. Listed are horses and handlers across divisions including Miss Rusk Elisor Royal Actor Hoplite Rosecup Sylvano Beechworth and others. The Cairns Jockey Club nominations also show several contenders and notable entries such as Propstick Ephor and Ferro?zers.

Gordonvale Miss Rusk Creeper Dr. Ephor Hoplite Rose- Sfist Simka Magnetolite Miss Rusk Elisor Eos A Sim Divisen First Demas You Mack My Fleece Rhymertic Marine Flag Roy King Propstick Black Pat Royal Actor Galicia Sylvano Ephor Ce Roy Kin Rosecup Glengariff Lord Sim Warchant Beechworth Ephor Black Pat Lord Sunka Young Mac Demas Roxal Gahicia Sylvane Mad Jack Rhymerite Key King Sylvana Glengarff de Hart Warchant Searcher

Aquatic Trophy Race Opens Cairns Series Tomorrow

The Cairns Aquatic Club holds the first race for Mr M J Mackesy’s trophy tomorrow afternoon at 2 45 under club rules. Seven boats race as south easterly winds bring excitement with entrants including Dauntless Rainbow Model and Daisy among others, with Levey and the crew warned to stay alert amid a busy day.

M. J. Mackesy Cairns Aquatic Chuir Elm Dauntless Rainbow

Bowling Club Faces End of Year Turbulence and New Bets

The bowling world reels from a cabinet style crisis as a committee meeting at the pavilion wraps up key business. Arrangements for top-dressing materials are finished and routine tasks cleared. The club plans new guessing games to raise funds with titles like What became of a member's man and A Heroine's up. Training continues as champion events approach.

Seth

Teas And Diners Digestive Tabs Advertisement

A whimsical ad copy pitches Dr Sheldon’s Digestive Tabules for stomach upset. It claims three teas in one, a theatre party after, and a remedy available everywhere at 16 and after per tin. The tone mimics a late era promotional blurb.

Mary Pickford in Esmeralda Opens New Plan

Poles Mary Pickford dominates the scene as Esmeralda in a new stage plan noted as a major character creation. The performance promises strong public interest and marks another milestone in Pickford's career.

Mary Pickford Esmeralda

Notable Metro Screen at Palace Tonight

The Palace Theatre hosts the new Metro programme headlined by The Notorious Gallagher or His Triumph and the flagship The Black Row episode. William Nigh delivers a sharp performance as a naive youth craving fame by faking murder. Prices are 1/6 and 1/.

Palace—Metro Palace “Theatre Metro Gallagher Wm. Nigh Black Row Vercelece

Esme ralds and Flirting With Fate At Palace

The Palace programme next Tuesday features Esmeraldas starring Mary Pickford in a simple romance with a dramatic altar scene and a thwarted mother. Also showing Douglas Fairbanks in Flirting With Fate with a love triangle and comic misunderstandings. Keystone Comedy The Love Comet airs, plus The Austral Quarter’s Astral Theatre hosts a double bill headlined by Connects Link with a startling mining drama.

Esmeralds Mary Pickford Phyllis Augy Joe Gladys New York Fairbanks Whitack

Summer Goods Ships Open on All Steamers

Announcement that extensive shipments of summer goods are now opening by all steamers. They comprise large and comprehensive ranges of all that is new and extensive.

Aus photoplay reviews and acts at Austral cinema

The page promotes a big night program at the Austral with screen serial The Broken concluding the bill, a comedy Elevating Father praised as a rib tickler, War Journal featuring parachute use, and Banjo Paterson appearing in new items. It urges patrons to visit for clear pictures and popular prices 1 shilling.

Cairns War Journal Banjo” Paterson Austral

Church Services Announced for Edmonton and Babinda

Methylist Charsh announces one Mass at Edmon ton tomorrow Sunday at 9 a.m and another at Babinda. The service schedule aims to accommodate parishioners in multiple locations.

Edmonton Babinda

Evils of Constipation and Bowel Health

A disorder of the stomach and bowels is linked to piles and kidney problems. Regular daily bowel movement is urged. The ad promotes Mingertens 70a as a better medicine than Chambers Tablets, claiming quick relief and near immediate effects when taken early.

Dr Sheldon Magnetic Liniment Ad Sells Quick Boil Cure

An old advertisement promotes Dr Sheldon Magnetic Liniment to treat boils. It claims rubbing dissolves pimples and prevents spreading, with instructions to squeeze out matter and apply the liniment twice daily. Price listed as 1/6.

Various travelers and residents head south and to Brisbane

The item lists numerous individuals departing Townsville by the Arawatta and visiting Brisbane Sydney Cairns and Melbourne. It notes arrivals from Port Darwin Townsville and Toumulin and mentions health updates and social calls. Also referenced are renovations at Remilton's Barres Falls hotel and local sporting and leisure activities.

Alice Rew Ravenshoe Cairns J. G. Witherspoon Louisfair Townsville O' Wrie Lowe Brisbane Sydney

Musical Instrument Shop Ad Promotes New Stock

Pittard and Poole advertise pianoforte tuners repsir mm and French poolishers. A large assortment of the latest music instruments and sundries arrives. Encourages customers to drop in and mentions no needle changes required.

Pittard Amd Poole

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